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Perhaps a vintage razor with pitting on the blade ?

Both are manmade hones. The Fricionite is a 2 grit hone. The light-colored side is the fine side. The abrasive used came from Zimbabwe/Rhodesia.
Frictionite is the name of the mineral quarried from...

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The strop looks good. It may need to be "oiled" due to its age and I am sure that someone here will chime in with the specifics on what oil to use, and how much ( darn little each time)....

Pool table slate hones are a real crap shoot. When I looked into the subject several years ago I found that only 3 sources/countries had good pool table slate that would function as a hone. Brazil,...

Years ago when I was searching everywhere, I found the South America site for Ebay. There were many First Class razors there at that time. I also read a history of the Boker brand and one of the Sons...

You just made me hungry! :)

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I have never seen anything like that.
The numbers on the side might be your only means of tracking it down.

Welcome to the forum. :)

You have been given good advice.
The first thing you need to do is to send your razors to someone with straight razor-level experience ( not knife-sharpening) and have...

If that razor has an HRC of approx 70 ( which is highly doubtful) then it will most certainly be brittle and very prone to microchips.
There is a reason that most razors are in the HRC range of...

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I wish Geezer were still with us and living 15 miles from me.
Maybe I could have learned something from him about making coffee.

Is this a flowery, spicy scent?

....Truth...

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I used to say that the best razor was the one that I had just recently honed to perfection. :)

To the best of my limited knowledge an extra or full hollow, 6/8 or larger, Wade & Butcher is as scarce as hen's teeth.

I have a full hollow that has a damaged point. It is packed away somewhere....

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I had a perfect day. No muss, no fuss. On Xmas day a friend and I drove around trying to find a store that would sell him some long Q-tips. Drove about 2 hours and did not find any!
Very...

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I am so sorry for your loss.
It sounds like you have a good plan. I would suggest that you take some time for yourself, after Jan 3rd, away from the house. A long drive away, for several days....

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Tough decision, tough road ahead.
You have done the right thing for her.
I wish you better days.

Yup! These guys making and playing the one string guitars, 3 string ammo box guitars, 3 string cigar box guitars, all put a smile on my face. :)

Gimme Back My Bullets" on AMMO BOX GUITAR! - Lynyrd Skynyrd Guitar Cover

Justin Johnson on Youtube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdZ2_tJOLu4

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I am so sorry to hear this.
I had to make that decision for my Mother. I could not ask her to live like that. It tore me up to do it but I had to show her mercy. My Mother and I had to do the...

Beautiful work. :)

May I ask if you have sealed the copper to prevent oxidation?
If so, what did you use?

Good evening gentlemen.

I started looking for a good Lilac cologne and stumbled upon this website and article about the old process of making a Lilac fragrance.

A very interesting article...
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IMHO I would say that it would help with the evaporation of water but not prevent oxidation. You have to protect the blade from the moisture in the air (humidity).

Just my 2¢ :)

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I am so sorry to hear this. I wish them both the best of outcomes.

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I hope they refresh that edge frequently ! :)